The Guts (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | Roddy Doyle |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
| Media type | Print hardback |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 0224098322 |
| Preceded by | The Barrytown Trilogy |
The Guts is a 2013 novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. The novel returns to Barrytown where Jimmy Rabbitte, Outspan, and Imelda are 30 years older and have all changed – but not all that much.
Premise
[edit]Jimmy Rabbitte is back with some old friends, but time has moved on for all of them. The man who created the soul band, The Commitments, is now forty-seven, with a loving wife, four children, and bowel cancer. He is not dying, he thinks, but he might be.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]The Guts was named Novel of the Year at the 2013 Irish Book Awards in November.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Review: The Guts, By Roddy Doyle". The Independent. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "The Guts by Roddy Doyle - review". Guardian. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Roddy Doyle wins Novel of the Year". RTÉ News. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Inside story: Roddy Doyle's got the Guts for awards glory". Irish Independent. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.